Stefon Diggs is headed for an uncertain future

After the Bills traded receiver Stefon Diggs to the Texans, the Texans converted his contract to a one-year deal and paid him $22.25 million in 2024.

Now, less than five months until the start of 2025 free agency, Diggs will begin the process of rehabbing a torn ACL.

That complicates the future of a player who turns 31 next month. He won’t get a multi-year contract with significant guarantees. He will have to work out a one-year deal, hoping to prove himself at a high enough level to perhaps get a better deal in 2026.

Considering it usually takes more than one season to get back to 100 percent, it won’t be easy for Diggs to get anything close to market value. At some point, he may have to decide if there’s a basement number he simply doesn’t want to play under.

These are decisions that must be made or not made along the way. For now, all Diggs can do is rehab and recover and wait for the right situation in 2025. Ultimately, his best play may be to wait until the contenders emerge next season and pick one for a stretch run that could include a Super Bowl appearance — and possibly a ring.